On November 15th, the next Ultimate Fighting Championship event will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event, which is called UFC 91, will be held in MGM Grand Garden Arena. It is the first UFC event to be held in Las Vegas since UFC 86.

The headlining fight matchup in UFC 91 is Brock Lesnar versus Randy Couture. This is a fascinating matchup featuring two well-known athletes. Lesnar is an athlete more known for his wrestling than his mixed martial arts skills. He was a successful amateur wrestling who then went on to have major success in professional wrestling in the WWE. However, in 2007, Lesnar decided to become a UFC fighter and has won two of his three fights so far.

Couture is a 45-year-old fighter who has had great success in his UFC career. He currently holds the UFC heavyweight title and is one of the most decorated athletes in the sport. Despite his age, many UFC experts expect him to put a valiant fight against the bigger, stronger and younger Lesnar.

In the other heavyweight matchup in UFC 91, Brazilian fighter Gabriel Gonzaga is going up against American fighter Josh Hendricks. Gonzaga is a former heavyweight title holder who lost to Couture in UFC 74 and he’s expected to win this fight.

UFC 91 will also feature two middleweight matchups. In the first one, Demian Maia from Brazil takes on Nate Quarry out of Oregon. In the other middleweight fight, two Americans will fight when Amir Sadollah takes on Nick Catone.

The last fight on the main card is a lightweight matchup, which also features two Americans. Kenny Florian, who is fighting out of Boston, Massachusetts, is fighting Joe Stevenson, who is fighting out of Victorville, California.

Also at UFC 91 will four fight matchups on the preliminary card – three lightweight fights and one welterweight fight.

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